About Dan Wise

For 28 years I covered the legal scene in New York City for the New York Law Journal. I am now freelancing and am regularly posting exclusives on WiseLawNY. Among my scoops: nearly a year before the names became public, I correctly reported five of the six candidates approved by the governor’s screening panel for appointment to the state appeals court in Manhattan; revealed that a prominent lawyer wore a wire to determine if a Bronx judge had broken the law (he hadn’t); reported on a nepotism case that was missed by the NYS Commission on Judicial Conduct; broke a story about a group of judges caucusing on appeals shortly before they were argued; and reported on eight names that many believe have applied for a top spot on New York’s highest court.